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Exploring flipped classroom and continuous assessment: a case study involving generation Z undergraduate tourism students
| Summary: | The flipped classroom is an active, student-centred teaching-learning methodology. It aims to increase the quality of time spent in the classroom. This approach quickly spread throughout the world and has attracted the attention of teachers and researchers from different areas. As Mathematics teachers, the authors are faced with students’ lack of interest and consequent failure in the subjects in this area. In an attempt to increase students’ interest and commitment, one of the authors decided to use the flipped classroom model in one of her courses. In an effort to further strengthen student commitment, a continuous class assessment methodology was also used. Students were aware that any and all activities carried out in the classroom could be considered for evaluation. To understand how these changes were perceived by the students, a quantitative survey was conducted. The participants in the study are undergraduate students from a Portuguese higher education institution enrolled in the course of Applied Statistics, from the 2nd year, 1st semester of Marketing for Tourism degree. The didactic approach adopted by the teacher and the activities developed made the learning process more interesting and promoted a more positive attitude towards Statistics. |
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| Main Authors: | Pais, Sónia |
| Other Authors: | Hall, Andreia; Sousa, Ana Elisa |
| Subject: | Flipped classroom Pedagogical innovation Math education Continuous assessment Higher education Generation Z |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | article |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | Universidade de Aveiro |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | RIA - Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro |
| Summary: | The flipped classroom is an active, student-centred teaching-learning methodology. It aims to increase the quality of time spent in the classroom. This approach quickly spread throughout the world and has attracted the attention of teachers and researchers from different areas. As Mathematics teachers, the authors are faced with students’ lack of interest and consequent failure in the subjects in this area. In an attempt to increase students’ interest and commitment, one of the authors decided to use the flipped classroom model in one of her courses. In an effort to further strengthen student commitment, a continuous class assessment methodology was also used. Students were aware that any and all activities carried out in the classroom could be considered for evaluation. To understand how these changes were perceived by the students, a quantitative survey was conducted. The participants in the study are undergraduate students from a Portuguese higher education institution enrolled in the course of Applied Statistics, from the 2nd year, 1st semester of Marketing for Tourism degree. The didactic approach adopted by the teacher and the activities developed made the learning process more interesting and promoted a more positive attitude towards Statistics. |
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